Sack-tie



(No Model.)

A. J. WALLER.

SACK TIE.

No. 596,642. Patented Jan. 4, 1898.

WITNESSES INVENTOR \jzzarmaaxmlzeg Atlormy NITED STATES ALEXANDER J.WALLER,

OF DASSEL, MINNESOTA.

SACK TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,642, dated January4, 1898. Application filed February 24:, 1897. $erial ITm 624,758. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER J. WALLER, of Dassel, in the county ofMeeker and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sack-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in clips or fasteners forsecuring the open end of a bag or sack, the objectof the same being toprovide such a device that will be cheap and simple in construction andwhen applied to the gathered end of the bag or sack will effectivelyhold the same closed.

With the above ends in View my invention consists in forming abag-fastener of wire comprising two sections or members hinged to eachother,presenting curved portions that embrace the end of the bag orsack, said members or sections being held in such engagement by oneengaging a hook on the other.

The invention further consists in the particular manner of forming thebag-fastener of wire, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a View showing the application of my invention. Fig. 2 is aperspective view of the fastener. Fig. 3 isa perspective view showingthe modification of the invention.

As heretofore stated, my improved bag-fastener consists of two partswhich are hinged to each other, said parts being formed of wire bentinto peculiar form to provide a. body portion and a lever hingedthereto. 7

The wire of which the body portion of the fastener is formed is firstbent upon itself or looped centrally to presenta cross-bar 1, from whichthe members 2 2 extend parallel and are curved in the segment of acircle, from which they are bent outwardly and upwardly, as shown, oneof said members being formed into the hook 3, while the other isconnected to thelower part of said hook. The said members 2 2 are bracedto each other adjoining the cross-bar 1 by means of a link or cross bar4:, the cross-bar 1 forming a fulcrum for the lever or other section ofthe device, hereinafter described.

5 designates the lever, which is made up from a length of wire bent uponitself to increase the rigidity of the same, and an intermediate portionof this lever is coiled upon the cross-bar 1 of the other member, fromwhich one part of said lever extends to form a handle a, while the otherpart is curved to provide a curved portion 19, which acts in conjunctionwith the curved portion of the other member to clamp the endof the bagbetween the same.

In applying the fastener constructed in accordance with my invention thelever is thrown back and the end of the bag is gathered into the curvedportion mentioned, af ter which the lever is operated to cause thecurved member 1) thereof to clamp the end of the bag, after which thehandle portion of said lever is brought into engagement with the hook 3.

It will be understood that the wire from which the device is made has aspring tendency which permits the operating-lever to be sprung intoengagement with the hook and thereby hold the fastener securely upon thebag.

In the modification I have shown the lever constructed of a stouterpiece of wire, and in this case the point forming the fulcrum isflattened and provided with a transverse opening to receive thecross-bar 1, the body portion of the device being passed through thisopening before it is bent into shape. By providing the cross-bar 4 themembers 2 2 are prevented from separating when the device is beingapplied.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be seen that I provide a very simple fastener for bagsand one that when placed in engagement with the bag will securely holdthe open end thereof together.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A fastening for securing the open endof a bag, or for analogous purposes, comprising a body formed into acurved portion and projecting hook, and a lever fulcrumed to the bodyopposite the hook and formed with a curved portion at one end and ahandle at the other end; the handle being adapted to engage the hookwhen the curved portion is brought adjoining the curved portion of thebody, substantially as shown and described.

2. A fastening comprising two sections which are made up of wire, thewire forming one of the sections being bent upon itself to form across-bar from which the said members are curved and connected to eachother at their ends, one of said members being extended to form a hook,the second member of the device presenting a lever which is fuloruinedupon the cross-bar and is curved at one end While the other end providesa handle which engages the hook, substantially as shown and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ALEXANDER J. VALLER.

WVitnesses:

H. G. HOLSTEIN,

L. M. NORGREN.

